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Two cured lepers, both over 60, wed in hospital
(China Daily)
Updated: 2009-07-08 09:29

Two 60-something lovers, both lepers once, recently tied the knot at the same hospital in Jinan, Shandong province, where they were treated.

Zhao Shimei, 63 and Chen Qilian, 68, met each other in the hospital, dedicated to curing skin diseases, in 1971, when both of them were undergoing treatment for leprosy.

Though they were cured of the chronic disease, it left them with certain disabilities and a lot of love for each other.

Zhao and Chen had been living together since 1984.

With the help of the hospital staff, the couple put together the wedding, which was attended by a number of doctors and patients of the 83-year-old institute.

(Qilu Evening News)